Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Burgan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burgan and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Burgan

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Burgan:
  • 33.837668, -79.216434
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Burgan

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Horry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Horry County
  • Since Burgan is near Marion County and also Georgetown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Burgan

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burgan ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Cedar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Dog Bluff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dog Bluff is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Bluff
• Hughes Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hughes Landing is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
• Jonestown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jonestown is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Jordanville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jordanville is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
• Juniper Bay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Juniper Bay is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Bay
• Knotty Branch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Knotty Branch is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotty Branch
• Mary
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mary is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
• Ned Swamp
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ned Swamp is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned Swamp
• Pee Dee Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pee Dee Crossroads is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee Crossroads
• Sand Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sand Ridge is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
• Twelvemile
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Twelvemile is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile

How Far From Burgan to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Burgan to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Burgan once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Burgan and extending to:

• Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Burgan to Conway, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 369 miles [593.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,898 miles [11,101.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'